Scottish composer and musician Hilary de Vries is releasing her new album The Knockbain Road on Oct. 8, available as a CD and in digital format via Bandcamp. The Knockbain Road features a set of original compositions for wire-strung clarsach, inspired by Alasdair Mac...
The Bard College Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of harpist Mariko Anraku to its faculty. Anraku is also a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music and the Pacific Music Festival. She has given masterclasses at the Curtis Institute of Music, the...
Harpist Bridget Kibbey makes her debut on the Pentatone label with her new album Crossing the Ocean, available as a digital-only release on Oct. 13. The album features six solo works for harp commissioned from an international set of composers, including Kinan Azmeh’s...
The Institut de France held an awards ceremony for recent recipients of the Prix Gisèle Tissier-Grandpierre. Constance Luzzati was awarded the 2022 prize, while Anaïs Gaudemard received the award in 2021. According to the Institut de France, this annual award provides...
The Jackson (Mich.) Symphony Orchestra has announced an opening for principal harp. Applications are due by Oct. 27, and auditions will be held Nov. 4. Please see the audition listing for more information on the application process and required repertoire.
Updated July 25, 2024 The American Harp Society (AHS) will hold its next Summer Institute at the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel & Conference Center in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, Texas, June 17–20, 2027. The event was originally scheduled for June 2025. The...
The American Harp Society (AHS) will hold its 45th National Conference June 16–19, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. The Central Florida Chapter will host this conference, centered on the theme “That’s Entertainment!” Workshop topics include repertoire, technology for musicians,...
The Focus on Youth committee of the World Harp Congress (WHC) is initiating an online version of its Focus on Youth program in September 2024. The WHC states on its website, “The goal of the Focus on Youth Concerts is to establish a platform for gifted young...
Turkish harpist Şirin Pancaroğlu is releasing her new album Alâim-i Semâ (Rainbow) on all digital platforms Sept. 29. Her single “The Cry of the Flamingos” is available now. The album features a series of Pancaroğlu’s compositions, which she describes as “shaped by...
Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., has appointed Johanna Wienholts to its faculty, starting September 2023. “Lawrence [University] is an extremely nurturing and creative environment,” Wienholts says. “Dean [of the Conservatory of Music] Brian Pertl is committed to...
